Thematic Topics

Thematic Topics

We had an exceptional response to our call for thematic topics for 2016, and the standard, as always, was incredibly high!

We are delighted to announce our Thematic Topics for 2016:

Celebrating 30 years of Functional Ecology: What does the future hold?
BES Journal of Functional Ecology

Ilkka Hanski’s legacy to ecology and conservation
Ilik Saccheri, Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool
Bob O’Hara, Senckenberg BiK-F
Charles Godfray, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford

What will sustainable fisheries look like in 2025?
Dominic Andradi Brown, University of Oxford
Guy Woodward, Imperial College London

The role of host-associated microbiomes in shaping life histories
Rachael Antwis, University of Salford
Xavier Harrison, Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London

Europe’s Earth observation Sentinels – new opportunities for ecology
Northwest Earth Observation Network (NEON):
Paul Aplin, Edge Hill University
Peter Atkinson, Lancaster University
Mark Danson, University of Salford
Angela Harris, University of Manchester
Dan Morton, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology

Shortening the hyphen in eco-immunology
Andy Fenton, Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool
Mike Begon, Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool
Steve Paterson, Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool

Multiple Stressors and Ecological Surprises
Clare Gray, Queen Mary University of London
Guy Woodward, Imperial College London
Michelle Jackson, Imperial College London

Worlds within worlds: Host-microbe interactions in nature, health, and agriculture
Ellie Harrison, Department of Biology, University of York
Kayla King, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford
Zenobia Lewis, Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool

Ecosystem Services for Human Well-being: Achievements and Future Research Directions
Caroline Howe, Sheffield Institute for International Development, University of Sheffield

Responses of marine vertebrates to environmental change
Jana W E Jeglinski, Research Fellow, Glasgow University
Nina O’Hanlon, PhD student, Glasgow University
Jonathan Green, Senior Lecturer, University of Liverpool
Samantha Patrick, Lecturer, University of Liverpool

Which little things will run the world? Invertebrates and global climate change
Scott Johnson, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University
Hefin Jones, Organisms and Environment Division, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University
William Hentley, Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield

Mechanisms of adaptation to environmental change
Stewart Plaistow; Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool
Raj Whitlock; Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool

Intransitive competition and species coexistence
Santiago Soliveres, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern
Eric Allan, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern

Observing, understanding, and utilizing resilience mechanisms of ecological systems
Hanna Weise, Freie Universität of Berlin
Volker Grimm, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung